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Similac Alimentum
Asked by M.M. from Boston
on May 27, 2009
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I have been writing on here a bit about my son and his acid reflux. My doctor now gave him similac alimentum. I guess it is a perscription formula. He hates it. Wh...
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- My oldest daughter was on Nutramigen, it worked wonders! She was sooo much happier! =] Good luck!
- My daughter used Enfamil Nutramigen....It was wonderful.
- We used Alimentum for DS. (BTW this might be covered under your health insurance due to a mandate in MA so it's worth checking). DS didn't like it at first, but he s...
Does ALIMENTUM (Ready to Feed) Help ECZEMA?
Asked by K.A. from Seattle
on January 12, 2010
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My daughter has eczema, I breast feed and I know that the eczema is related to food allergies. I have been on a restricted diet able to eat only rice and meat with wh...
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- yOUR DAUGHTER will get plenty of vitamins from your milk regardless of your diet. They have a way of drawing what they need from you regardless of your intake. Taking ...
- I'm not familiar with alimentum. I also don't think that, if your daughter has food allergies that switching to a formula is necessarily going to help. She may be al...
- I've never used it, but my son was allergic to tons & I had ot do your diet. Ultimately, after about he was about a year old his allergies went away alittle at a time ...
Does Somebody Use Similac Alimentum for the Baby? Does It Really Work?
Asked by L.P. from Chicago
on January 20, 2010
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My baby is 5 weeks old. I have heard about Similac Alimentum. Who uses it for the baby? Does it work? pLease help... My baby is gassy and fussy the nost time of the day.
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- My baby drank this for six months because she has blood in her stool...and the doc said she was allergic to the protein in the formulas. Well the bleeding did stop but...
- With both my kids they were really fussy and gassy the first few weeks. It was so bad, I asked the pediatrician about changing formulas. He said to wait it out, that b...
- I used alimentum for my daughter. She refused to drink the regular similac. The gastroentologist finally recommended this one, the alimentum. I know it is expensive bu...
Anyone Switch Their Baby to Alimentum and Have a Worse Day Before a Better Day?
Asked by A.R. from New York
on December 5, 2010
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Has anyone had a similar experience? I assumed that since Alimentum is predigested, it would not have the adjustment issues other switching of formulas would have. B...
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- My daughter was on Alimentum due to milk protein allergy. It was a life saver! But, it can take up to 2 weeks for the milk/formula to get out of their system. With ...
- I had to switch my son because in the state of NC the WIC there doesn't give Similac Advanced so the only other thing that worked for him was the Alimentium and it was...
- My daughter (now 1 year old) started Alimentum when she was 3 months old due to severe reflux and digestion issues. We had to add cereal to the formula for the reflux...
Formula
Asked by I.K. from New York
on October 1, 2010
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My son is eight month. I want to swich from breastmilk to formula because he dosent take the breast. I have to exclusively pump. Which formula is best. I tried enfamil...
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- Is it possible that your son is allergic to dairy? My daughter has a dairy allergy and could never accept regular formula (she would vomit it up). It was easiest to ...
- With my first I used Similac, and with my second I used Parent's Choice (Walmart brand). My doctor said generic is just as good. It's possible that formula is just...
- You have to use it more than once, it may take time for his tummy to get used to the change. I would start by mixing it half and half with breast milk so the transiti...
Formula
Asked by D.N. from Tampa
on April 17, 2007
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As some of you already know from my previous cries out for help, I have a colicky baby with GERD (reflux) who was being breastfed, but now is on formula (to 1-see if i...
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- When you transition from different formulas, do what the first mom suggested and ease her into it. I feel so bad for you and her! I hate that doctor's give the advis...
- I give my baby of 2months infant gas relief drops and it has worked. And i also give him the same formula you give your baby. AND MY BABY HAS A LITTLE RELEX AND THE DO...
- Hi D. - I would try the Enfamil again, but trying mixing it half & half w/the Good Start to see if that helps reduce the crying...if that works, continue with mixing t...
Is Organic Soy Milk Ok??????
Asked by D.M. from Santa Barbara
on August 24, 2008
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Hello to all the mom's out there! I had a question and was hoping that some of you could answer it. I have a 2 and 1/2 year old son and he is allgeric to milk. We have...
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- rice milk or almond milk would be much better choices. soy milk, even if it is organic, contains anti-nutrients that aren't good for anyone, especially babies or todd...
- Try almond milk. You can purchase at Trader Joes or whole foods. Try to get the vanilla with no sugar. My kids love it. D. Merlin mother/author www.victoryoveradh...
- Umm, okay. My son, age 2, is lactose intolerant. I tried a bunch of stuff, but at his age nuts have also an issue so Almond Milk didn't work and other stuff didn't hav...
What are your experience with soy formula with infant?
Asked by S.M. from Phoenix
on August 18, 2008
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Are there any moms here who feed their baby soy formula?
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- I'm not a brand new mom but my experience with soy goes back a long time. I placed my now 39 year old daughter on soy when she was not thriving on breast milk and who...
- be very careful with formulas - READ the labels - make sure you aren't giving too much protein and sugar and fillers - try natural almond milk
- Yes...was there more to the questin? Just email if you have questions about it.
Problems with Formula
Asked by C.L. from Philadelphia
on September 12, 2007
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My 1 year old was on Similace with soy for the first 7 months of his life, he was diagnoses with refux also, so he threw up alot. When he was 7 months old the dr. sug...
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- At a year old most dr's have kids on milk... I would try switching him over to milk - maybe mixed 1/2 & 1/2 with a formula that doesn't make him throw up... do that fo...
- Hi C., My son was also diagnosed with reflux. He was in the hospital for a week when he was 3 weeks old because of the reflux and loosing weight. After switching ...
- Hi Candace! When breastfeeding didn't work for me, I put both of my girls on goats milk. They never had formula. Formula contains soy, which is very hard for humans...
Formula Sensitivity?
Asked by N.O. from Richland
on April 2, 2010
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I am breastfeeding my 7 week old and he consumes way more than my daughter did at the same age. I'm having trouble keeping up my supply with him...especially in the e...
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- Heading to the pediatrician sounds like the right thing to me, too. I'm a little surprised they won't see you the same day after having blood in his stool - did you me...
- We supplemented for my son because I DID have supply problems. I really like Baby's Only Organic Formula http://www.naturesone.com/ and we never had any problems. Yo...
- My son had a milk protein intolerance which developed when I was breastfeeding (I love to drink milk...). We ultimately put him on Nutramigen (just Enfamil's version ...
